Asia's Interesting Map

In-Game Map Ascent:

    This Map is from a videogame called Valorant. Valorant is a FPS game available on PC, and console. The map itself is called "Ascent." Valorant released on June 2, 2020, with Ascent. It was one of the first maps released into the game. Ascent is based off of Venice, Italy. In the map itself, it has references to Italy within it's architecture and its ruins. 

    In Ascent they have 2 plant sites, and a space in the middle to connect it all. On the map for Ascent, there are places that most players use to indicate where they are, where the enemies are, ect. Players use these names as callouts. The maps in Valorant are very important to the game and very detailed in-game. They normally have art on the walls, graffiti, little food stands, and lots of other details. But when looking at the map of Ascent, players will realize that there isn't much detail. It is pretty straightforward. It's made for players to have an easy-understanding of the goal of the game, and to give a sense of direction, and help in playing the game. 

Ascent specifically has things like a gelato stand, and a place called "Carpentiere Navale." Carpentiere Navale is translated from Italian to mean "Ship Carpenter." The actual place is like a little house with a wooden boat in the middle of it. The little details on this map really do bring together the sense of it being based off Italy. 

Ascent is also special because it is IN THE SKY. There are ruins around it and different clouds with buildings. Ascent in the game has a lot of importance into the lore, worldbuilding, and adds representation to different places in the world.

I picked this map because Valorant is one of my favorite videogames to play currently, and this is my favorite map in it. As well as it being the first map in the game, it seems as if it is pretty important to the games development and further representation of different places and cultures.

Simple Map: